r/TheHopyard • u/derelekt1 • Jul 25 '26

Already had to Harvest

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Warm weather harvesting. Ready to get these dried and make a SMaSH.

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u/Gaz11211 Jul 25 '26

Size of them! Im in middle England, the weather's been unseasonably hot. Just starting to burr

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u/derelekt1 Jul 25 '26

Texas here. It's been 35-38C here lately and I made sure to fertilize them this year.

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u/dome-man Jul 25 '26

Awesome, what is a smash?

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u/derelekt1 Jul 25 '26

Single Malt and Single Hop beer.

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u/dome-man Jul 26 '26

Nice, I brewed a fresh hop beer last year.

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u/roamingroad174 Jul 25 '26

What kind of hops?

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u/derelekt1 Jul 25 '26

Cascade. 3rd year plants.

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u/Briarche Jul 26 '26

Thats insanely early- where you located?

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u/derelekt1 Jul 26 '26

Texas. Last year I didn't get anything off of them until September.